People · India
Swayam Tailong
3×3 · top 5.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018TAIL01
Swayam Tailong has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.11, set at Bangalore Newcomers 2024, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 543rd in India. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2018, he has put 143 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.71 in February 2018 to 9.11, a 54% improvement. Swayam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.11 | 11.38 | top 5.1% | 543 / 20,018 | |
| 4×4 | 40.53 | 49.00 | top 12.7% | 344 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.64 | 20.43 | top 16.8% | 574 / 4,516 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.66 | 1:36.89 | top 25.4% | 293 / 1,525 | |
| 2×2 | 5.17 | 6.32 | top 41.4% | 3,869 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.12 | 19.77 | top 73.5% | 5,371 / 8,934 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 30 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.54 at Bangalore Newcomers 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.11 at Bangalore Newcomers 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bangalore Newcomers 2024.
- 3 Feb 2018First competition: Pink City Open 2018. A 19.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oakridge Independence Cube Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026
- RVITM CubeVerse 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubeX Summer Open Bangalore 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bangalore Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Pink City Open 2018 · 3 Feb 2018
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Raghav Vishwanath — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Yash Gund — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.11 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.